Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 What difficulties have you had in your life? Do you find life hard or easy? Can this be a mixture of both? Read John 6: 16-21. Many of the disciples were fishermen. They have experience of navigating in a boat from one side to the other. In this section of scripture, the men find themselves in a terrible storm. The winds were rocking the boat and they started to worry. Where is Jesus? Well, He became their answer. He showed by walking…
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Bread
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 Read Genesis 3:8-24. Take notice and look closely at the word bread (some translation may use the word food). Did you notice how the word bread/food was a part of sin’s consequence? When Adam and Eve were in the garden of Eden, they gathered their food from the trees. When they sinned, the ground was cursed. Now Adam and Eve had to work at growing their food. This was not easy work, but very hard work. Awe! Bread!! IT is good. Bread…
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Feeding Of The Five Thousand: Part Two
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 Read Mark 6: 49-52 below. 49 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them and said to them, u “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 51 Then He went up into the boat to them, and the wind ceased. And they were greatly amazed in themselves beyond measure and marveled. 52 For they had not understood…
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Feeding The Five Thousand: Part One
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never go thirsty. John 6:35 Today read John chapter 6 verses 1-9. Why were the crowds following Jesus? Can you imagine hearing about a man like Jesus in today’s world? What request would you make of Him? Reread verse 4. What time of year did this occur? This miracle happens during the Passover festival in the springtime. The Passover was celebrated in remembrance of God delivering the Hebrew people (the Israelites) from Egypt where they were slaves. The Passover celebrates God as their deliverer. This was a…
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I Am The Bread Of Life
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 Have you ever been desperate? Have you found yourself in this place doing desperate degrading things to ease your pain? Are you desperate for God? This is different than worldly desperation. True desperation for God God will lead to revelation. God allows us to go through hard, painful things in life. He doesn’t like it. He doesn’t cause it. It is a way that He uses to teach us to fully trust Him and Him alone. IF we don’t fully trust Him, it will…
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Many Roles Of The Holy Spirit
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever. ” John 14:16 God is so good! Jesus asked His Father to give us another Helper to be with us. As soon as He ascended to Heaven, God sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. The Holy Spirit does many things for us. HE is our helper. The greek word for helper is parakletos. This means literally, one called alongside to help. The Holy Spirit has many roles. He is a counselor, strengthener, comforter, helper, adviser, advocate, intercessor, ally, and friend. “The helper will teach you everything and will cause you to remember all…
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Victory
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 Read Romans 16: 17-27 Do you like to win at games? I am not a game player. As a little child, I hated the games that kicked player’s pieces off the game board, for example, the game Sorry. It broke my heart to send the little item back to their starting place called home. It was so bad for me that when we got together for family holidays and we would bring out the games, I had to ask if it was a game where I kicked…
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Plans And Prayers
A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Are you a planner or wing it kinds of person? I am a planner. I love planners. I love everything to be scheduled. It is very hard for me to wing things, to be carefree. Read Romans 15: 23-33. How many times have you made plans, only for the Lord to change them, to direct your steps in a different way? This has happened to me many times. Boy, am I glad He led the way. As a teenager, I made plans to get married at the age of 21-22. God had other plans and I…
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Confidence Through God
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 How is your confidence? Is it strong or weak? Can I be honest, I don’t think I always have strong confidence. Especially when I am leaning into myself and not God. In fact, recently, I had low confidence in whether or not I was a good parent, all due to I could not afford things for them. Thank goodness the doctor was very understanding and reaffirmed to me that I am still a good parent and not to let this little thing bring me down. Is there…
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Harmony
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 Do you think about eternity? How often do you think about it? God calls us to believe and accept His free gift of forgiveness through the life and death of Christ. This is the Good News of Faith. We have the Good News of Hope. The good news of Christ causes us to maintain a hopeful perspective even in the midst of the difficulties and suffering of this life. God has given us the Holy Spirit to help us as we go through the process of sanctification. …